In the genjutsu.
Kagami hurriedly spoke.
"Itachi, big brother, we have to be extremely careful this time!"
"Careful? What's wrong?"
Itachi asked in confusion.
But Kagami didn't know how to explain it to Itachi. That the Fourth Mizukage would attack them? What was his reason? That Tobi was controlling the Fourth Mizukage? How did he know that?
In short, explaining all this would be no less troublesome than facing the Fourth Mizukage, so Kagami could only stubbornly speak up.
"In any case, be careful! Especially, keep an eye on Izumi!"
Although Itachi didn't understand why Kagami was doing this, he trusted Kagami. Therefore, he nodded.
"Okay, I will."
The genjutsu ended.
Jūzō Biwa didn't particularly care about Itachi and Izumi's arrival. He casually greeted them before turning his attention back to Kagami.
"Are you really all right?"
Kagami's terrifying expression just now had frightened Jūzō Biwa. It was the first time he had seen such a horrified expression on Kagami's face.
Kagami had already regained his composure. With a faint smile, he repeated what he had just said.
"No, I'm fine."
"Is that so? Then let's go?"
"Mm."
The four of them set out together. Although Kagami knew this was Obito's plan, he had no choice but to go. It wasn't time to completely fall out with Obito and the Akatsuki yet. Their future invasion of Konoha would require the Akatsuki's help. Besides, Kagami had promised Shisui that he himself would not attack Konoha.
Secondly, in the original story, only one of Itachi and Jūzō Biwa had died during their mission. With four people now, Kagami believed that protecting themselves wouldn't be a problem.
Along the way, Jūzō Biwa began explaining the mission.
"The assignment itself is simple: assassinate someone from the daimyō's family in the Land of Water. Let